So here is this weeks new chapter. Please review , I definetly need some constructive criticism. Hope you like this. Happy Valentine's Day!
Chapter 3
Padmé lounged in a chair gazing out at the city. Ahsoka's apartment had a great view. Padmé could see for miles around, she always wanted to visit Shili. Her senatorial duties had kept her from coming here. Ahsoka sank down into the chair next to her. Ever since she left the order, it had been hard supporting herself. Ahsoka had bags under her eyes from 12 hours of nonstop work. Padmé poured her a large cup of caf and scooted her chair closer to hers. Ahsoka was as heartbroken as Padmé had been when she found out About Anakin's betrayal. Padmé knew Ahsoka thought of Anakin as her older brother and ,more importantly, her mentor. She tried to comfort her as much as she could, Padmé was all Ahsoka had left now. " Look, I know this is hard for you, but you need to push past this. Vader is not Anakin as much as you and I want to believe it. The best thing to do right now is to fight back. Anakin would have wanted us to fight for what's right. We have to hope that maybe we can restore things to the way they were. After that, who knows, maybe Anakin will come back. I'm here for you, we'll get through this together." Ahsoka said nothing but pulled Padmé into a tight sisterly embrace. She could feel Ahsoka's tears stain the back of her dress. With one final sob, Ahsoka released the hug and sat up, a determined look in her eyes. At that moment, Padmé knew that Ahsoka would do whatever it takes to restore the peace.
Vader had just finished sparring in the practice room aboard the star destroyer he was currently residing on. He preferred a more discreet form of transportation, but the Emperor insisted that the iron fist of the Empire flaunt his status. Honestly, he felt like he was being paraded around like when he was the Chosen One. He hated it then and he hated it now. Vader arrived at his room and threw himself into bed. He was bored, there was nothing to do except wait for their arrival at Shili. There was a time when he would spend this time taking to Obi wan. They would tell jokes and recount their previous missions. Stop, a voice said in his head, these thoughts are poisoning you. You can't let anyone take away your power. There was a knock on the door and Vader ceased meditating. Standing outside of his room was a tan skinned Imperial officer with her curly hair cut close to her chin. "My Lord, we will approaching Shili in 3 standard hours."
"Good, alert the imperial officers stationed in the capital. I want everything to be perfect."
" Yes sir, right away Lord Vader."
The officer left Vader and again his mind wandered back to Padmé.
Ahsoka couldn't sleep. The incessant noises coming from outside of her apartment were bothering her. Everytime she tried to drift off to sleep, a loud bang, crash, or clang would startle her. Rubbing the sleep out of her eyes she peered cautiously out of the window. A squadron of storm troopers were attempting to hang a banner with the Empire's crest on it. They were failing miserably. How was it that the highly organized clone army of the Republic could be turned into the idiot battalion? An annoyed officer pinched the bridge of his nose. " Troopers, do you realize that if any of the decorations are out of place Lord Vader will have my head? He is orbiting the planet as we speak and I know he won't be pleased by our lack of progress." Darth Vader is coming here ! He must have sensed Padmé when she broke down in that alley. They had to escape now. Ahsoka dressed and hastily retrieved her lightsabers before bursting into Padmé's bedroom. Padmé said up groggily . " What's going on Ahsoka?"
" Vader is coming here. He found you Padmé, we have to leave right now!" Padmé bolted out of bed and threw on her clothes. Quickly, she grabbed the twins and her blaster and made her way to the apartment door. Ahsoka took one last look at the place before exiting, she knew she could never return. " Where can we go? I can't think of anywhere that would be a safe place to take the kids without attracting Imperial attention."
Padmé looked at her with determination in her expression." Don't worry I know a place. It's isolated from all the other systems, so it isn't very well known. Most of it is covered in water except for small island archipelagos. I knew a senator who had a beach house there. It's called Alto Marianis." With that, she pulled her children closer to her and dashed towards the nearest space port.
Vader impatiently paced the deck of the star destroyer. The Emperor insisted he make a grand entrance, so he had to wait until morning. If Padmé found out he was here, nothing was stopping her from leaving the planet. He had officers monitoring all of the ships leaving Shili. Hopefully, he could sense the one Padmé was on. " Sir, there is a small two person fighter leaving the capital." informed an officer. Vader reached out hoping to feel anything that might indicate Padmé on that ship. Unfortunately, he came up blank. He knew that the presence was female, but he couldn't distinguish it. Still, he should probably double was powerful shield on her mind, nothing Padmé could do herself. She must be traveling with a Jedi. Maybe he could try a different approach. If the Jedi was who he thought she was , she would forget to shield the twins. Though they were infants, they could still retain small snippets of conversation. He was rewarded with the word Alto Marianis. Of course, one of Padmé's senator friends had a house there. Vader left the bridge and crept towards the hangar. If the star destroyer's presence is what tipped them off, he would have to do this discreetly. Taking a TIE fighter from its docking point he persuaded the tractor beam operator to let him leave. Setting the course for Alto Marianis, Vader entered hyperspace and was gone.